Surgical management of spinal epidural abscess: Selection of approach based on MRI appearance

Journal of Clinical Neuroscience

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 130-133

  Parkinson, Jonathon F ^a,b   Sekhon, L H S ^a  

^a ROYAL NORTH SHORE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b NONE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Magnetic resonance imaging; Myelopathy; Spinal cord compression; Spinal epidural abscess; Spinal infection; Surgery

Indexed keywords

ABSCESS DRAINAGE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; DECOMPRESSION SURGERY; EPIDURAL ABSCESS; EPIDURAL CATHETER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAMINECTOMY; LAVAGE; MALE; MINIMALLY INVASIVE SURGERY; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PREDICTION; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPINAL CORD COMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DECOMPRESSION; SPINAL CORD DISEASE; SPINAL EPIDURAL ABSCESS; SPINE INSTABILITY; SPINE MALFORMATION; SURGICAL APPROACH; SURGICAL DRAINAGE;

EID: 1342346729     PISSN: 09675868     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jocn.2003.03.001     Document Type: Article

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